CTCI – Technical Article Index

Conversion to 14 inch

• Author: Gary Hoffman
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1963
• Page: 7

Repair of tubeless tires

• Author: Jim Schmidt
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1963
• Page: 7

Wire wheels

• Author: Randy Smith
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1964
• Page: 4

Wire wheels

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1965
• Page: 4

Wire wheels

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1965
• Page: 9

Dangers of wire wheels

• Author: Wynne Eminger
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1965
• Page: 6

Repair air leaks

• Author: Elton Wolfe
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1966
• Page: 4

Nylon thump

• Author: Charles Janda
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1966
• Page: 8

Replacement of wheels

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1966
• Page: 6

Balancing wheels

• Author: Gino Pasquini
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1966
• Page: 6

Wire wheels

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1968
• Page: 2

Use of radial tires

• Author: Tom Lawford
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1968
• Page: 9

Oversize Wheels

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1968
• Page: 5

Wide whitewall tires

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1968
• Page: 5

Radial tires

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1969
• Page: 10

Tire flaps for wire wheels

• Author: Dean Macklem
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1969
• Page: 3

Check entire braking system

• Author: G. Smyth
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1969
• Page: 3

Gates 482 tire

• Author: G. Smyth
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1969
• Page: 3

Wheel shaking

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1969
• Page: 9

Check entire braking system

• Author: G. Smyth
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1969
• Page: 12

Radial tires on the Thunderbird

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1969
• Page: 14

Wide white wall tires

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1970
• Page: 7

Brake lining replacement

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1970
• Page: 22

Brake drums

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1970
• Page: 23

Information on wire wheels

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1970
• Page: 23

14 wheels are special and available

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1970
• Page: 10

Illustrated schematic of 1956 continental kit

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1970
• Page: 10

Correct way to bleed power brakes

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1971
• Page: 32

Loose spokes in wire wheels

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1971
• Page: 21

Instructions for installing spring tension wire wheel rings

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1971
• Page: 12

Lincoln Continental brakes on Early Bird

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1972
• Page: 8

Wire wheel cover clips

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1972
• Page: 8

1957 and 1958 rear brake drums identical

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1972
• Page: 27

1957 Country wagon wheels OK for 1957 Thunderbird

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1972
• Page: 14

How to bleed power brakes

• Author: (no author listed)
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1972
• Page: 12

Simulated wire wheel covers

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1972
• Page: 21

Differences in Ford and Thunderbird wheels

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1973
• Page: 12

Making Chrysler wire wheels fit

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1973
• Page: 13

Correct wheel balance stops vibration

• Author: Walter Fowler
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1973
• Page: 33

Correct wire wheel cover numbers

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1973
• Page: 16

Deluxe hub cap 1955

• Author: Paul Hudgins
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1974
• Page: 23

Brake drums passenger 1956 for 1957

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1975
• Page: 9

Wheels 1955

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1976
• Page: 33

Wheels 1955

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1976
• Page: 42

Wheels knockoff 1955

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1976
• Page: 32

Incorrect rims or oversized tires in bumper installation

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1977
• Page: 30

Tires 1956

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1977
• Page: 30

Front wheel bearing adjustment

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1977
• Page: 33

Continental kit 1955 option

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1977
• Page: 34

Quick facts about tire pressure

• Author: Editor
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1977
• Page: 15

15 wheels on a 1957

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1979
• Page: 25

Wire wheel covers for 1957

• Author: Peter Van Schuyler
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1980
• Page: 23

Radial tires, harmful effects?

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1980
• Page: 26

White side walls for 1957

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1980
• Page: 28

1957 wire wheel cover photos

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1980
• Page: 3

Radial tires, dangers?

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1980
• Page: 31

Experience using radial tires

• Author: Rudy Grenier
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1980
• Page: 40

Authenticity Archives

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1981
• Page: 29

Wheel paint color

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1981
• Page: 21

Substitute for 14 wheels

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1981
• Page: 26

Radial tires effect on steering

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1981
• Page: 37

14 Ford rims fit 1957?

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1981
• Page: 42

Wheels for 1955 & 1956 versus passenger car’s

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1981
• Page: 42

Continental kit on 1955

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1982
• Page: 17

Kelsey-Hates wire wheels with skirts

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1982
• Page: 25

Proper tire storage

• Author: Old Cars Weekly
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1982
• Page: 23

6-inch wide wheels on a T’Bird

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1983
• Page: 30

Problem with whitewall tires

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1984
• Page: 20

Hubcaps used with wire wheels

• Author: Dan Deane
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1984
• Page: 20

Hi-Tech has it’s place

• Author: Editor
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1986
• Page: 24

Plastic emblem protection

• Author: Jack Jordan
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1986
• Page: 35

Rebuilding Kelsey-Hayes 14-inch wire wheels

• Author: John Clement
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1986
• Page: 20

Engine serial number, spare tire cover, tonneau cover

• Author: Barry Thomas
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1987
• Page: 39

More room in the 1955 trunk – space saver spare in your existing wheel

• Author: Frank Watson
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1987
• Page: 18

Authenticity – frame-up on a late 1956

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1988
• Page: 27

Authenticity – white wall width 750 x 14

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1988
• Page: 14

Wheels of good fortune

• Author: Diana Jacokes
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1988
• Page: 30

Front wheel outer bearing

• Author: Dennis McCosh
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1988
• Page: 39

Wheel and tire problems – part 1

• Author: William Crowell-Davis
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1988
• Page: 30

Wheel and tire problems – part 2 – tires

• Author: William Crowell-Davis
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1989
• Page: 31

Thompson’s Waterseal for cleaning tires

• Author: Sierra Mustang Club
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1989
• Page: 37

Wire wheels can be hazardous to your tires

• Author: Joe Cole
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1989
• Page: 18

Tube failure on wire wheel equipped T-birds

• Author: Bill Phelps
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1989
• Page: 18

Thunderbird iron

• Author: Robert Valeski
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1993
• Page: 20

Air time

• Author: Orange County Register
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1993
• Page: 20

How to avoid treading on thin rubber

• Author: Pony Express
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:1994
• Page: 53

Bad vibrations

• Author: Doug Pangburn
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1995
• Page: 51

Easy spare

• Author: Bud Utehdorf
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1995
• Page: 46

Tires Windsor classic

• Author: Bud Utehdorf
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1995
• Page: 46

Radial tires

• Author: Steve Frano
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1995
• Page: 67

Wide white radials

• Author: Howard Skogman
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1995
• Page: 22

Dtermining the fitness of the tires on your vintage car

• Author: Old Cars
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1996
• Page: 38

Mini spare tires in the trunk and on the ground

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1997
• Page: 39

Why did some whitewalls turn brown

• Author: M. Manley
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:1997
• Page: 44

Radial tires and hubcaps

• Author: Steve Frano
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:1998
• Page: 48

Tips for a trouble-free road trip in your old car

• Author: Old Cars
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:1999
• Page: 44

How not to be left at the side of the road

• Author: Jay Raine
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:1999
• Page: 34

Restoration tips of a complete on-the-frame

• Author: Dean Linscott
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1999
• Page: 52

Is your ‘Bird on the level

• Author: Thunder Enlightening News
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:1999
• Page: 52

Safety and handling updates ’57 makes for a fine driving machine

• Author: John Sailors
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2000
• Page: 22

Abnormal tire wear reveals problems

• Author: Old Cars
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2000
• Page: 42

Authenticity – color of steel wheels

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2001
• Page: 51

Safety alert for wire wheels

• Author: Gary Minkin
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2001
• Page: 41

Tire clearance

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2001
• Page: 47

Think Spring tech tips

• Author: Bill Gill
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2001
• Page: 29

Warning – tire defect

• Author: Peter Eisenberg
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2001
• Page: 47

Tire wear

• Author: Bill Hightower
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2001
• Page: 48

Wire wheels

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2001
• Page: 51

4 Things You Can Do

• Author: Doug Thrasher
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2002
• Page: 33

Tires Rubbing on Your Fender Skirts

• Author: Norm Brinkmeyer
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2002
• Page: 37

Authenticity – ’55 Restoration Questions

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2002
• Page: 42

Wire Wheel Cover Clips

• Author: Charlie Kinder
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2002
• Page: 39

Authenticity – 1957 Thunderbird Wheels

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2002
• Page: 49

Wheel Shimmy

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2003
• Page: 39

Wire Wheel Hubcaps-1956T-Bird

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2004
• Page: 53

1957 Wheels

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2005
• Page: 44

Question On Tires For Our ’55 T-Bird

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2005
• Page: 41

Wire Wheel Basket Covers and Radial Tires

• Author: Ron Portland
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2005
• Page: 41

Re: Wire Basket Wheel Covers and Radial Tires (From July-Aug 2005)

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2005
• Page: 52

56Tire/Fender Skirt Scraping

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2005
• Page: 52

T-Bird Wheels/Tires Decisions

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2006
• Page: 40

Tires for the Ride

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2006
• Page: 38

Kelsey Hayes Wire Wheels

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2006
• Page: 48

15-inch Wheels on ’55

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: Nov/Dec
• Year:2006
• Page: 42

Refinishing 1955-56 T-Bird Wheel Cover Center Medallions

• Author: Rod Wake
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2007
• Page: 36

T- Bird Questions

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2007
• Page: 45

Painting Wheel Wells & Floor Pan

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2007
• Page: 22

Tire and Rim Safety

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: Sep/Oct
• Year:2007
• Page: 48

Rough Riding ’55

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2008
• Page: 46

1957 Wheel Specs

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Jan/Feb
• Year:2008
• Page: 47

T-Bird Wheels with Radials

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: Mar/Apr
• Year:2008
• Page: 47

Tire Safety/Age

• Author: Gil Baumgartner
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2008
• Page: 26

1957 Wheels

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2009
• Page: 51

Tire Size Choices for 1956

• Author: Jim Dinunzio
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2009
• Page: 51

Bias VS. Radial Tires

• Author: Dick Stern
• Issue: May/Jun
• Year:2010
• Page: 51

1957 Radials/Skirt Clearance

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2010
• Page: 52

57 Radial tires / skirt clearance

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2010
• Page: 52

Wire Wheel Fit

• Author: Don Hyde
• Issue: Jul/Aug
• Year:2010
• Page: 52